Re: Database Server Spec. Help!

Here is my 2cents (take it for what it is my opinion)

2 CPU XEON 900 (can grow if needed)
2gig RAM (leaves room to grow if need be) Get redundant fans and power supply (nothing worse than one of these stupid things bringing you down)
The 5i controller it comes with SUCKS!  Use it only for the OS drive. (18gig mirror)
They have a good 64MB dual channel SCSI3 Raid controller for like $1500 get it and also get a Storage Works 4354 and put your data drives in 0+1 in off the fast new controller.

Not like I said, this in my opinion and because I do not know your environment this might be over kill or not enough. Good luck, but should give you some ideas.

-CF
-OCP,Oracle Master Certification

thuthaot_at_hotmail.com (Thao) wrote in message news:<1b9e9988.0206252050.5bc2af0_at_posting.google.com>...
> I am looking for a decent, high-speed Oracle application server,
> specifically Compaq ML570 family. I wonder what each of following
> server component scale in respect to increase performance,reliability,
> and easy to manage.
>
> 1. Number of processors? (Xeon 900 MHz vs. Xeon 700 MHz)
> 2. Cache Memory (should 2-MB level 2 write back cache per processor
> be overkilled or ok with 1-MB level 2)
> 3. Storage controller: Integrated Dual Channel Wide Ultra 2 SCSI
> adapter
> (what is Integrated Smart Array controller? should I have it? )
> 4. 2 x 450W power supplies ( should I get a redundant one?)
> 5. 1024 MB PC100MHz ECC SDRAM DIMM Memory
> 6. are Extra fans needed? (in addition of 5)
> 5. should I have RAID or mirror configured hardrive?
>
> This server will load with OS and application server which will attach
> with a RAID-5 where main database is stored
>
> Thank you for any of suggestions you may have
> Thao
Received on Thu Jun 27 2002 - 21:20:50 CDT